Any institution incorporated under the laws of this state or maintained for the purpose of caring for, placing out for adoption, or otherwise improving the condition of unfortunate children may, under the conditions specified in this chapter and when licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter:
1. Receive children in need of assistance, or delinquent children who are under eighteen years of age, under commitment from the juvenile court, and control and dispose of them subject to the provisions of chapter 232 and chapter 600A.
2. Receive, control, and dispose of all minor children voluntarily surrendered to such institutions.
[S13, § 254-a22, 3260-b; C24, § 3662; C27, 31, 35, § 3661-a89; C39, § 3661.103; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 238.32]
Transferring legal custody of a child, § 232.102, 232.103
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